Santo Domingo, Albay

Santo Domingo Libog
Municipality
Municipality of Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo Church
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Map of Albay with Santo Domingo highlighted
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Santo Domingo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°14′06″N123°46′37″E / 13.235°N 123.7769°E / 13.235; 123.7769
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Albay
District	1st district
Named for	Saint Dominic
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Joseling B. Aguas Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Mark B. Aguas
•  Representative	Edcel C. Lagman
•  Municipal Council	Members Mark B. Aguas Richard B. Balilo Dino Jose S. Surtida Cynthia Fe B. Ras Ronie A. Balean Anthony Heunefeld Fidel B. Banda Alfredo Boyet D. Balbin Jr.
•  Electorate	26,395 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	51.22 km2 (19.78 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Highest elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	37,765
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
•  Households	8,819
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.91 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 142.8 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 289.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 127.9 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 78.99 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4508
PSGC	050516000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)52
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.stodomingo-albay.gov.ph

Santo Domingo, officially the Municipality of Santo Domingo, (Central Bikol : Banwaan kan Santo Domingo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Santo Domingo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,765 people. ^[3]

History

Santo Domingo was a former barrio of Ibalon, then the Municipality of Albay, now Legazpi City. It became a separate Municipality in 1749 through the uproar of its inhabitants and under the leadership of Diego Castellanos who took the matter first to the authorities in Manila, and to the Bishop of Ambos Camarines. But it was not until 1785, 36 years after its establishment as a town that a church was built. In those days, it was only church building that represented the town. The first church was made of wood and basag (bamboo split). Here, the statue of the patron saint Santo Domingo (Saint Dominic de Guzman), whose feast is observed every August 4, was placed. When the church was burned in 1882, the Spanish priests built a new one; the present artistic church with piedras ladradas chiseled balustrades and twin domes.

The town of Santo Domingo was originally named Libog. Albay historians say that there were a number of stories on the origin of the name Libog. One version is that libog was derived from the Bikol word labog meaning "unclear water" for there was a time when no potable water was available in the locality. Another has it that the town might have been called after labog (jellyfish), which abound in its coastal water. Libod (behind) is another version because the town's position is behind the straight road from Legazpi to Tabaco across Basud to Santa Misericordia.

Still another version is the corrupted form of the word libot which means "round about" or "winding way". In the early days of Spanish invasion, there were two routes passing through this place to Tabaco: one trail was straight or a short cut and the other was a round about (libot) way passing through the center of the town (via Poblacion). Later when the time came to classify and arrange this settlement to give it a political status as a visita of Binanuahan, now Legazpi Port, the corruption crept in – Libog for Libot. Hence, this town was named El Pueblo de Liboug, by the Spanish conquerors.

In 1816, one hundred fifty-nine (159) Moro pirates and six (6) vintas attacked the town, taking them one captive, Juan de la Conception, who was able to return after 30 years. The attack prompted the people to construct watchtowers and walls along the shores, which served as their shelter from attacks. Ruins of the walls can still be found.

In the year 1832, the town received its pioneer Filipino priest, father Martin Martinez. The same year, the Presidencia Municipal was completed under Captain Teodoro Felebrico. This building was ruined and rehabilitated into a public school building in 1918.

On 21 June 1959, Libog was renamed into Santo Domingo, through Republic Act 2520. ^[5]

Geography

Santo Domingo is located at 13°14′06″N123°46′37″E / 13.235°N 123.7769°E / 13.235; 123.7769 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 51.22 square kilometres (19.78 sq mi)  ^[6] constituting 1.99% of the 2,575.77-square-kilometre- (994.51 sq mi) total area of Albay. Santo Domingo is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Legazpi City and 539 kilometres (335 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

Santo Domingo is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020 [3]		2010 [8]
050516001	Alimsog	2.9%	1,082	963	▴	1.17%
050516006	Bagong San Roque	3.7%	1,410	1,332	▴	0.57%
050516002	Buhatan	3.2%	1,215	1,245	▾	−0.24%
050516003	Calayucay	4.4%	1,663	1,595	▴	0.42%
050516013	Del Rosario Poblacion (Barangay 3)	1.9%	730	709	▴	0.29%
050516004	Fidel Surtida	7.4%	2,780	2,206	▴	2.34%
050516005	Lidong	8.1%	3,076	2,838	▴	0.81%
050516025	Market Site Poblacion (Barangay 9)	0.5%	200	208	▾	−0.39%
050516017	Nagsiya Poblacion (Barangay 8)	2.6%	995	975	▴	0.20%
050516026	Pandayan Poblacion (Barangay 10)	1.3%	493	510	▾	−0.34%
050516018	Salvacion	5.2%	1,946	1,804	▴	0.76%
050516019	San Andres	8.7%	3,280	2,756	▴	1.76%
050516020	San Fernando	5.8%	2,193	2,049	▴	0.68%
050516015	San Francisco Poblacion (Barangay 1)	1.7%	654	628	▴	0.41%
050516021	San Isidro	7.5%	2,843	2,604	▴	0.88%
050516008	San Juan Poblacion (Barangay 2)	2.8%	1,072	1,174	▾	−0.90%
050516010	San Pedro Poblacion (Barangay 5)	1.2%	471	508	▾	−0.75%
050516012	San Rafael Poblacion (Barangay 7)	1.6%	615	651	▾	−0.57%
050516022	San Roque	4.3%	1,636	1,435	▴	1.32%
050516011	San Vicente Poblacion (Barangay 6)	3.6%	1,356	1,238	▴	0.91%
050516023	Santa Misericordia	7.2%	2,714	2,536	▴	0.68%
050516009	Santo Domingo Poblacion (Barangay 4)	1.8%	673	707	▾	−0.49%
050516024	Santo Niño	5.0%	1,870	1,743	▴	0.71%
	Total		37,765	32,414	▴	1.54%

Climate

Climate data for Santo Domingo, Albay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138 (5.4)	83 (3.3)	74 (2.9)	50 (2.0)	108 (4.3)	165 (6.5)	202 (8.0)	165 (6.5)	190 (7.5)	186 (7.3)	188 (7.4)	183 (7.2)	1,732 (68.3)
Average rainy days	16.8	11.9	13.5	13.8	20.5	25.2	27.4	26.2	26.1	24.7	20.7	18.5	245.3
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of Santo Domingo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	5,492	—
1918	7,391	+2.00%
1939	7,809	+0.26%
1948	9,493	+2.19%
1960	10,951	+1.20%
1970	15,392	+3.46%
1975	17,562	+2.68%
1980	19,764	+2.39%
1990	22,939	+1.50%
1995	25,586	+2.07%
2000	27,392	+1.47%
2007	30,711	+1.59%
2010	32,414	+1.98%
2015	34,967	+1.45%
2020	37,765	+1.53%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, Santo Domingo had a population of 37,765. ^[3] The population density was 740 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,900/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Santo Domingo

10 20 30 40 2006 32.10 2009 34.15 2012 25.45 2015 21.15 2018 23.03 2021 17.91 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Tourism

Monument of Potenciano Gregorio

Potenciano Gregorio, Sr., a famous Bicolano composer and musician was born in the town on May 19, 1880. A shrine where his remains are kept is located in the Town Plaza.

Sarung Banggi Festival, an eight-day summer festivity immortalizing Potenciano Gregorio, Sr.'s timeless composition is held here annually in the month of May.

Resorts along the Santo Domingo coastline offer a wonderful view of the black^{[ clarification needed ]} beach, Albay Gulf and a part of the Legazpi City area. Some resorts offer entertainment facilities like videoke and billiards. Some have private pools.

Spanish galleon wreck site which serves as a strong reminder of the rich Manila to Acapulco (Mexico) trade routes during the Spanish era. Found along the shores of Buhatan beach at Santo Domingo, this galleon relic was wrought by a strong typhoon on its way to Acapulco and crushed on the reefs of Albay Gulf. This historical remains lie at five fathoms (9 m) under the sea. It is an ideal place for scuba diving, fishing or boating. ^[21]

References

1.   Municipality of Santo Domingo | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Republic Act No. 2520 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Libog, Province of Albay, To Municipality of Santo Domingo". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 21 June 1959. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
6. "Province: Albay". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
7. "Municipal: Santo Domingo, Albay". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region V (Bicol Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. "Santo Domingo, Albay : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of Albay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
21. "WEBSITE.WS - Your Internet Address For Life™". Stodomingo-albay.org.jcm-sites.ws. Retrieved 2016-12-04.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• DILG Regional Office No. 5 (Bicol Region)